Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 519)

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All reference objects linked to the base object are updated.
Set up reference objects’ link properties
FactoryTalk View global objects allow you to link the appearance and behavior of a
graphic object to multiple copies of that object. When the original base object is updated,
the changes are automatically applied to all the copies of the object.
The copies of the object are called reference objects, and they have the same properties as
the original base object. If desired, you can assign unique size, connections, and animation
to the reference object.
To assign unique properties to the reference object, use the Property Panel to edit the
following properties for the reference object:
 LinkSize—select False to set up the height and width separately for the reference
object. If LinkSize is set to true, when you try to resize the reference object, it will
snap back to its linked size.
 LinkConnections—select False to set up connections separately for the reference
object. Whether you use the base object’s connections, or set up separate connections,
the tags used count towards the tag limit for the display.
You can assign tag placeholders to the connections for base objects, and to
connections for reference objects with the LinkConnections property set to False.
 LinkAnimation—select Do not link to set up separate animation for the reference
object. To use the animation set up for the base object but assign different expressions
to the reference object, select Link without expressions.
If you select Link with expressions, the reference object uses the animation and
expressions assigned to the base object.
Reference objects also have a property called LinkBaseObject, which specifies the name
and location of the base object to which the reference object is linked. You cannot edit the
LinkBaseObject property.
To change a reference object’s link properties
1. Double-click the object to open the Property Panel.
2. Make your changes to the link properties.
3. Specify the new size, connections, or animation for the object.
To view the changes to the reference object, close the display containing the reference object,
and then reopen it. Or, toggle the object’s LinkSize property on and off.